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Botanical Department Situation: Conference with Prof. Jackson

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Botanical Department Situation
Oonference with Professor Jackson - May 26, 1917m
Professor Jackson1s viewpoint is that an arrangement should be made in regard to the rust work which shall "be
equally fair to the University, to Dr. Arthur and to Prof.
Jackson*
Prof• Jackson came to Purdue on a preliminary visit
in July, 1915m She understanding that he had at thst time
that Dr. Arthur was to resign as administrative head of the
department, hut that Dr. Arthur would go ahead with the rust
work; that Dr. Arthur had made arrangements with the University for continuation of his rust work for two years. The
understanding was that Dr. Arthur would resign forthwith and
bend all his personal efforts to the completion of the rust
portion of the manuscript of the Horth American flora* The
fund project on rust investigations to go on and
)r# rthur was to have of same unofficially, Prof.
Jackson to work with him in its prosecution. Professor
Jackson says that Dr. Arthur1s interpretation of this understanding has seemed to be that he, Jackson, was to work for Dr.
Arthur merely as one of his assistants• Professor Jackson did
considerable miscellaneous work on rusts, determination of
species, etc., work on material coming into the office and
after several months of this sort of work finally asked Dr.
Arthur for a definite part of the rust work to take up and go
after. Dr. Arthur i not seem to be Enthusiastic about
giving Professor Jackson any definite assignment in connection
Purdue
UNIVERSITY

Botanical Department Situation
Oonference with Professor Jackson - May 26, 1917m
Professor Jackson1s viewpoint is that an arrangement should be made in regard to the rust work which shall "be
equally fair to the University, to Dr. Arthur and to Prof.
Jackson*
Prof• Jackson came to Purdue on a preliminary visit
in July, 1915m She understanding that he had at thst time
that Dr. Arthur was to resign as administrative head of the
department, hut that Dr. Arthur would go ahead with the rust
work; that Dr. Arthur had made arrangements with the University for continuation of his rust work for two years. The
understanding was that Dr. Arthur would resign forthwith and
bend all his personal efforts to the completion of the rust
portion of the manuscript of the Horth American flora* The
fund project on rust investigations to go on and
)r# rthur was to have of same unofficially, Prof.
Jackson to work with him in its prosecution. Professor
Jackson says that Dr. Arthur1s interpretation of this understanding has seemed to be that he, Jackson, was to work for Dr.
Arthur merely as one of his assistants• Professor Jackson did
considerable miscellaneous work on rusts, determination of
species, etc., work on material coming into the office and
after several months of this sort of work finally asked Dr.
Arthur for a definite part of the rust work to take up and go
after. Dr. Arthur i not seem to be Enthusiastic about
giving Professor Jackson any definite assignment in connection
Purdue
UNIVERSITY